Kenya vs Zambia: Children newly infected with HIV
Kenya
4,349 infections
in 2024
Zambia
3,001 infections
in 2024
Kenya rank
7th
Zambia rank
8th
Children newly infected with HIV over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 4,349 infections against 3,001 infections in Zambia, a difference of 1,348 infections.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.4 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th of 86 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,443 infections | 20,276 infections | 29,167 infections | Kenya |
| 2000s | 36,480 infections | 18,098 infections | 18,383 infections | Kenya |
| 2010s | 9,842 infections | 9,572 infections | 269.69 infections | Kenya |
| 2020s | 4,353 infections | 4,291 infections | 61.57 infections | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children newly infected with hiv, Kenya or Zambia?
- Kenya, at 4,349 infections against 3,001 infections in Zambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children newly infected with hiv between Kenya and Zambia?
- 1,348 infections, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for children newly infected with hiv?
- Kenya ranks 7th and Zambia ranks 8th of 86 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Children newly infected with HIV. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of people aged 0-14 newly infected with HIV in the last 12 months. This is the central estimate.